Software Developer at Thoughtworks

Hi! If you're considering going into software development and/or applying to Makers Academy and looking for someone to pair with whilst you prepare for your interview or work through PreCourse material, check my profile and drop me a message!

I've paired with a fair few people (at least a dozen) from here who didn't pass their first or second interview and then after pairing with me most pass their second interview. It's not many data points, but it's something.

After failing my first interview with Makers I booked a couple of interview prep sessions with Tam. They were really helpful and I went on to pass my second interview!

Before our pairing sessions she asked me which topics I was struggling with. She then sent me some codewars katas related to those topics to try and solve, and during the sessions we worked through the ones that I couldn't do.

This helped me so much. Tam was very patient in helping me understand various Ruby concepts, and really improved my approach to deconstructing and working through coding problems.

I would definitely recommend pair programming with Tam if you're preparing for a Makers interview!